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Julien Baudet
Personal information
Full name	Julien Baudet
Date of birth	January 13, 1979 (age 30)
Place of birth	Grenoble, France
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Colorado Rapids
Number	21
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Julien Baudet (born January 13, 1979 in Grenoble) is a French professional football player, currently playing for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

[edit] Career

[edit] Europe

Although excelling as a skier in his youth, Baudet chose to concentrate on football, beginning his career with Toulouse FC in France, where he spent two years, clocking up 21 league appearances.

In 2001 Baudet moved to Oldham Athletic in the third tier in England on a free transfer. Spending two years at Oldham, he made 44 league appearances, scoring his first goal on 20 April, 2002 against Queens Park Rangers.

After a free transfer in summer 2003 to Rotherham United in the second tier, Baudet played 11 times in the league before a free transfer to Notts County in Football League Two, where he spent two seasons as a regular starter and became club captain.

In July 2006, Baudet moved on yet another free transfer - to Crewe Alexandra - where he improved his game a great deal under the guidance of Steve Holland and Dario Gradi, becoming the club captain after the retirement of Neil Cox. He scored his first goal away at Carlisle United, and became quickly became a fans favourite and a vital part of the whole team including defence and attack. He was known as "the beast" by Crewe fans for his strong bustling presence and his contributions to the attack with spectacular long range free-kicks.

After being voted the Fans' Player of the Year for the 2007-08 season, Baudet commented, with typical understatement, that he was "relatively pleased" with the way he played over the year and that "like all footballers you do have good and bad days, but I think I have been fairly consistent in what has proved to be a disappointing season for the club", referring to Crewe's relegation battle to stay in League One.^[1]

[edit] North America

On April 17, 2009, Baudet reported that he would transfer at the end of the 2008-09 season to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. On July 25, 2009 Baudet made his competitive home debut for Colorado Rapids, breaking his arm in the first half after landing awkwardly on it. Baudet received a yellow card for the reckless challenge which resulted in the broken arm. Colorado eventually won the game 4-0 over New York Red Bulls. Upon his return from injury on August 30, 2009, Baudet came on as a substitute and opened his account with the Rapids, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "Great Honour For Baudet". Crewe Alexandra F.C.. 2008-05-07. http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1307577,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by Luke Varney	Crewe Alexandra F.C. Fans' Player of the Year 2007-08	Succeeded by John Brayford

[0] "Great Honour For Baudet". Crewe Alexandra F.C.. 2008-05-07. http://www.crewealex.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10414~1307577,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-08.

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